http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:16:29 GMT 15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/ Sat, 04 May 2013 05:45:36 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/03_SR14_Flagging_Paving.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/03_SR14_Flagging_Paving.htm WASHOUGAL – Travelers on State Route 14 should work a little extra time into their routine next week when construction crews take the highway down to a single lane in western Skamania County. Wed, 01 May 2013 06:12:03 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/30SR171OpenHouse.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/30SR171OpenHouse.htm There's an open house in Moses Lake on Thursday to get feedback on plans to improve 8 pedestrian crossings on Broadway Avenue Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:17:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/29_520PontoonFloat-Out.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/29_520PontoonFloat-Out.htm ABERDEEN – Progress continues for the new State Route 520 floating bridge, as the second cycle of new pontoons left the Aberdeen casting basin in the pre-dawn hours Monday morning, to coincide with the favorable high tide needed for float-out. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:44:53 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/FerryFares_042413.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/FerryFares_042413.htm Ferry fares increase for peak season starting May 1 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:06:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/22_earthday.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/22_earthday.htm Earth Day 2013 marks an opportunity for Washingtonians to learn how they can reduce their own carbon emissions and how programs at the Washington State Department of Transportation can help. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:06:45 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/19SR285SellarBridgeDetours.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/19SR285SellarBridgeDetours.htm Two open houses are scheduled to help the community deal with three weeks of detours at the east end approaches to the Senator George Sellar Bridge coming in May. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:32:40 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/19_LED_phase_two.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/19_LED_phase_two.htm OLYMPIA – Drivers on US 101 west of Olympia will notice changes to roadway lighting as a pilot project to test the first light-emitting-diode (LED) lighting system on a state highway moves into its second phase. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:11:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/17_SR9and84thRoundaboutOpenHouseLimitedAccessHearing.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/17_SR9and84thRoundaboutOpenHouseLimitedAccessHearing.htm MARYSVILLE – Plans for a new roundabout on a busy stretch of State Route 9 are taking shape, and local drivers and residents are invited to attend an open house to learn more about it. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:16:30 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/16_520ClosureApr19-22.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/16_520ClosureApr19-22.htm Drivers who cross Lake Washington should plan ahead to avoid potential congestion this weekend, when State Route 520 closes for construction. The Washington State Department of Transportation will close all lanes and ramps of SR 520 between Montlake Boulevard and Interstate 405 starting 11 p.m. Friday, April 19. All lanes and ramps will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, April 22. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:20:11 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/16SR20NCHReopens.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/16SR20NCHReopens.htm The North Cascades Highway reopened at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 16. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:46:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/04_SR16TacomaNarrowsClosureDelayed.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/04_SR16TacomaNarrowsClosureDelayed.htm TACOMA – Drivers who were preparing for the April 26 weekend closure of the westbound State Route 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge can take a breather. A project to replace a problematic expansion joint has been delayed a few weeks. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:54:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/11_workzonesafety2013_goorange.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/11_workzonesafety2013_goorange.htm OLYMPIA – Transportation workers, along with all roadway and utility workers, ask drivers to remember one rule when they see those bright orange signs and cones: just slow down. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:07:51 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/08_5_TacomaMallExitClosure.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/08_5_TacomaMallExitClosure.htm 3-month closure of southbound I-5 exit to Tacoma Mall starts April 20 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:21:49 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/8_539GuideMakeover.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/8_539GuideMakeover.htm Work to help reduce collisions and improve traffic along the first mile of State Route 539 in Bellingham is set to begin in early May. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:48:56 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/5_StanwoodConcrete.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/5_StanwoodConcrete.htm STANWOOD – People traveling on northbound Interstate 5 just north of Stanwood can expect lane closures over the next several weeks, as contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation repair several sections of cracked concrete pavement. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:36:12 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/05_newaviationhire.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/05_newaviationhire.htm Tom Curran is joining the Washington State Department of Transportation’s aviation team as the program manager for the upcoming Airport Investment Study. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:01:49 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/5_Tunnel-statement.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/5_Tunnel-statement.htm Statement by Linea Laird, Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program administrator: The ship carrying the State Route 99 tunnel boring machine, the Jumbo Fairpartner, was scheduled to berth at Terminal 46 this morning to begin unloading. Arrangements are still being made to unload the ship. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:45:47 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/05_13_constructionresumesi90.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/05_13_constructionresumesi90.htm Start planning your trip over Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass now! Several major road improvement projects will delay drivers this year as the Washington State Department of Transportation improves sections of roadway across a 50-mile stretch of I-90. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:08:14 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/03_US101_FlashingYellowArrow.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/03_US101_FlashingYellowArrow.htm State highway crews aim to improve the busiest US 101 intersections in Raymond this week. They’re on target to install new flashing yellow arrow signals at two intersections. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:20:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/01_TunnelMachineArrives.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/01_TunnelMachineArrives.htm Bertha sighting: SR 99 tunneling machine draws near World’s largest tunneling machine to arrive by ship in Seattle tomorrow The ship carrying the $80 million machine that will dig the SR 99 tunnel beneath downtown Seattle entered Washington waters today. Its two-week journey from the manufacturing plant in Osaka, Japan will end tomorrow in Elliott Bay.